[SteveMcKing]

It could have been 1 or 2 chopper pilots who made a small mistake.... let's not jump to conclusions.

[Kirkwood]

There have been entire unpopulated islands wiped out by hurricanes off the coast of the US. Louisiana has lost such islands which were large rookeries. So it is possible, but hopefully it is a mistake or exaggeration.

[rdl6989]

Meanwhile, authorities were without news from the country's second largest island, La Tortue. Staff from the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) could not find the island of 26,000 people while flying over the region by helicopter -from Herald Sun. I read this as no communications witht the island and a MAYBE a navigational error by a helicopter pilot. I am gonna keep looking for info though.